Boston's Black Athletes interprets Boston's contested racial history through the diverse experiences of the city's African American sports figures. The contributors explore a variety of representative athletes that negotiated Boston's racial boundaries at sequential moments in time to demonstrate Boston's long and troubled racial history.
Boston's Black Athletes interprets Boston's contested racial history through the diverse experiences of the city's African American sports figures. The contributors explore a variety of representative athletes that negotiated Boston's racial boundaries at sequential moments in time to demonstrate Boston's long and troubled racial history.
Edited by Robert Cvornyek and Douglas Stark - Contributions by Steven Apostolov; Lane Demas; Lorenz J. Finison; Donna L. Halper; Leslie Heaphy; Edward H. Jones; Stephanie Liscio; Susan A. Michalczyk; Eileen Narcotta-Welp; Tracey Owens Patton; Andrew Smith
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Foreword: Representation Matters by Chante Bonds Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Frenchy A. Johnson: The Life and Times of America's First Black Sports Star by Edward H. Jones Chapter 2: Black Brahmin Birdies: Golf and the Life of George Franklin Grant (1946-1910) by Lane Demas Chapter 3: Kittie Knox, Boston Cyclist in the 1890s: The War Between Exclusion and Inclusion by Lorenz J. Finison Chapter 4: "Under Wraps": The Life and Legacy of Sam Langford by Andrew Smith Chapter 5: Major Marshall Taylor: The Worcester Whirlwind by Lorenz J. Finison and Lynne Tolman Chapter 6: Louisa Mae Stokes Fraser: Overlooked Legend by Leslie Heaphy Chapter 7: Lou Montgomery: Tackling Jim Crow by Susan A. Michalczyk Chapter 8: Constructing Legends: Pumpsie Green, Race, and the Boston Red Sox by Robert E. Weir Chapter 9: A Seasoned Rookie: Veteran Sam Jethroe Joins the Boston Braves by Stephanie Liscio Chapter 10: Staying East of the Mississippi: Reengaging with Rodeo's Diverse History and the New England Connection by Tracey Owens Patton Chapter 11: Boom Boom Barbosa to Jair: Boston's Minor-League, Major-League Soccer and Black Identity by Steven Apostolov Chapter 12: Fighting for Recognition: The Almost Legendary Career of Medina Dixon by Donna L. Halper Afterword: (Re)centering Boston Sport History: A Biographical Glimpse of Seven African-American Female Athletes Who Are Shaping Boston Sport by Eileen Narcotta-Welp About the Editors and Contributors
Foreword: Representation Matters by Chante Bonds Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Frenchy A. Johnson: The Life and Times of America's First Black Sports Star by Edward H. Jones Chapter 2: Black Brahmin Birdies: Golf and the Life of George Franklin Grant (1946-1910) by Lane Demas Chapter 3: Kittie Knox, Boston Cyclist in the 1890s: The War Between Exclusion and Inclusion by Lorenz J. Finison Chapter 4: "Under Wraps": The Life and Legacy of Sam Langford by Andrew Smith Chapter 5: Major Marshall Taylor: The Worcester Whirlwind by Lorenz J. Finison and Lynne Tolman Chapter 6: Louisa Mae Stokes Fraser: Overlooked Legend by Leslie Heaphy Chapter 7: Lou Montgomery: Tackling Jim Crow by Susan A. Michalczyk Chapter 8: Constructing Legends: Pumpsie Green, Race, and the Boston Red Sox by Robert E. Weir Chapter 9: A Seasoned Rookie: Veteran Sam Jethroe Joins the Boston Braves by Stephanie Liscio Chapter 10: Staying East of the Mississippi: Reengaging with Rodeo's Diverse History and the New England Connection by Tracey Owens Patton Chapter 11: Boom Boom Barbosa to Jair: Boston's Minor-League, Major-League Soccer and Black Identity by Steven Apostolov Chapter 12: Fighting for Recognition: The Almost Legendary Career of Medina Dixon by Donna L. Halper Afterword: (Re)centering Boston Sport History: A Biographical Glimpse of Seven African-American Female Athletes Who Are Shaping Boston Sport by Eileen Narcotta-Welp About the Editors and Contributors
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